Toilet device



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N. RUSHE TOILET DEVICE Filed April 14. 1927 22 @j i f8 f5 ,9 20212#-Patented Mar. 20, 1928.

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UNITED STATES NICK RUSHE, 0F DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

TOILET DEvrcE.

Application filed April 14, 1927-. kSerial No. 183,646.

My invention relates to a new and useful improvement in a toilet device,adapted for use particularly on passenger' coaches. In the use of'lavatories on passenger coaches at the present time, it is customary tolock the lavatory upon approach of the train to a city and retain Athesame in locked condition so that it is not available for use while thecoach is within the limits of the city. This results Vin considerableinconvenience and annoyance to the passengers of the train, and thepresent invention` has for its object the provision of a device'wherebysuch objece be overcome, and whereby the lavatory may be left in acondition for use at all times, regardless of whether the coach iswithin the city limitsor not. v

In this way the lavatory may be open to thepassengers while the train isstanding at a stationawaiting its time. o departure.

Another object of the invention is the provision o a reservel tank whichmay be utilized when desired so that the lavatoryv may be available tothe passengers at all times Another object of the invention is thevprodevice for indicating` the condition of the reserve tank so that acrowding or overflowing of the same maybe prevented.

Another object of the invention isvthe provision of a mechanism servetank may be .automatically emptied and the lavatory, when the train istravelling through the country, usedinthe manner 'as is now the custom.

Other objects will appear hereinafter. The invention-consists in thecombination and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and claimed.l

The invention will be bestunderstood by a reference to the accompanyinwhich form a part of this specification an in which, 4*

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary view of a lavatory showing the invention appliedwith parts in Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of the reserve tank.

Fig. 3 is'a sectional view taken. on substantially line 3-3 of Fig. 1.Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on substantially line V4--4 of Fig. 1

In the drawings I have.. illustrated the lavatory compartment springwhereby the rev 'cord carrying a weig In use, under normal conditions,the lavad tory would be used as is customary now, the vshaft 31beingrotated to wind the cord 23 so as to move the slide 15 intbnon-closing'po'sii drawings 9 in which is posi- Vtioned the closet'bowl10 mounted upon the iloor 11 of the car or coach with which used.Communicating with the closet bowl 10 and extending through. the fioor11 is a pipe 12 which communicates with the interior 'oi' a reserve tank13. This reserve tank 13 is mounted upon the floor llof the car beneaththe saine, and is providedin its base with an opening 14 which isnormally held closed by aslide 15 slidably mounted between guidebrackets 16 and 17. Theslide is rovided with a boss 18 projectingoutward y there* from, against which one end of the coil 19 engages, theother end engaging in a recess 20 formed in across bar 21 mounted on theguide brackets 16 and 17, the spring' 19 serving normally to retain theslide' l5 in position shownm Fig. 3, Progecting outwardly from the sideof the tank 13 is a bracket 22 to which is secured one end of acord 23passed around a roller 24 rotatably mounted on the tank 13 and around aroller 25 rotatably mounted on-the bracket4 22, and thence around aroller 26 rotatably mounted on a bracket 27 which isy fixed to the sideof the tank 13, and thence around a roller 28 which isl rotatablymounted on a bracket 29 fixed to the tank 13. From'this position" thecord 23 extends through an open- 4mg 30 formed in the loor 11 and isfixed to a which is ixedly .mounted a shaft 31 upon ratchet wheel 32,said shaft 31 extending through the bracket 33. Mounted upon the bracket33 is a dog 34 and a crank 35 .is provided for rotating the shaft 3.1.

The tank 13 is partitioned oz b the screen partition 36 to form achamber in which is 'positioned a iloat 37 extending .through i which isa cord 38 which passes through the -openinv aroun a roller 40, the upperend of the tion, leavin the opening 14exposed.- When the limits of acity is entered, the dog 34 may tion, the reserve tank 13, in thisevent, being H39 formed in the iioor 11, and

'it is desire to bring the traintda. stop or i called into operation toprevent the. undesirable features resultin from the use of the lavatoryunder conditions at the present time. Should the coach lbe stationed at.a

particular place for a considerable time so that danger of flooding'thereserve tank 13 might be effected, the float will by raising cause alowering of the weight which may be inspected by the conductor of thecar and the condition of the reserve tank 13 thus ascertained.

It will be noted that the bottom of the tank is inclined toward theopening 14 so that, after considerable use when the coach is moved intothe district where a dumping of the reserve would be desirable, thecontents may be precipitated from the tank 13.

An opening 42 closed by the closure 43 is provided in the tank 13 intowhich a hose or other suitable cleaning member may be inserted forflushing purposes.

In this manner I have provided a device whereby the advantages pointedout are attained and the objectionable features over- While I haveillustrated and described the preferred form of my invention, I do notwish to limit myself to the precise details of structure shown, butdesire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as comewithin the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention whatl of said closure; a bar securedto and projectf ing transversely. of said brackets adjacent one endthereof; and a spring engaging at one end of said bar and at itsopposite end, said boss'for normally retaining said closure in closingpsition.

2. In a device of the class described, a reserve tank having an openingformed in its base; a slidably mounted closure for said opening;resilient means for normally retaining said closure in closing position;a bracket projectingk outwardly from one side of said tank, adjacent itsbase; a roller rotatably mounted on said bracket adjacent its outer end;a roller on said closure; and a cord projected around said roller onsaid bracket and said roller on said closure, one end of said cord beingsecured to said bracket.l Y

3. A device of the class described adapted vfor use with a( passengercar, comprising: a

reserve tank positioned below the floor of said car and having anopening formed in its base; a slidable-closure resilient means fornormally retaining said closure in closing position; a plurality ofbrackets mounted on one side of said tank; a roller rotatably mounted ineach of said brackets; a cord'secured to said closure and extendingupwardly into said car, engaging said rollers; a drum in said car, saidcord being attached to said drum; means for rotating said drum forwinding said cord thereon, the winding of said cord thereon for saidopening;

effecting a. movement of said closure to open position; a ratchet Wheelrotatable in unisonv with said drum; and a pawl engageable with saidratchet wheel for locking said drum against unwinding movement. i

In testimony whereof I have signed the oregoing specification.

NICK lansias.

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